Select Committees

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Select Committee Meetings
23 - 25 November 2004

Tuesday 23rd November
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Subject: Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism Witnesses: Mr Damien McElroy, The Sunday Telegraph and Kamran al-Karadaghi, Institute for War and Peace Reporting; Jane Corbin, BBC
Wednesday 24th November
EDUCATION AND SKILLS Subject: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education Witness: Mike Tomlinson CBE, Chairman, Working Group on 14-19 Reform
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subject: Human reproductive technologies and the law Witnesses: Professor Robert Edwards, Reproductive BioMedicine Online; Professor Catherine Peckham, Institute of Child Health; Professor Henry Leese, University of York; Professor Roger Pedersen, University of Cambridge; Professor Alison Murdoch, Newcastle Fertility Centre, and Dr Robin Lovell-Badge, National Institute for Medical Research
WORK AND PENSIONS Subject: Pension Credit Witnesses: Mr Adair Turner, Mr John Hills and Ms Jeannie Drake, Pensions Commission; Ms Alison O'Connell and Mr Chris Curry, Pensions Policy Institute
DEFENCE Subject: Future Capabilities Witness: Admiral Sir Alan West GCB DSC ADC, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Ministry of Defence
WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Police Service, Crime and Anti-social Behaviour in Wales Witnesses: Louise Casey, Director Anti Social Behaviour, Margaret O'Mara, Director of Crime, Stephen Rimmer, Director of Policing Policy, Home Office
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: International Leadership on Climate Change Witnesses: Friends of the Earth; Mr Steve Rayner
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Department of Trade & Industry: The United Kingdom's Civil Space Activities Witnesses: Sir Robin Young KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department of Trade & Industry; Dr Colin Hicks FRSC, Director General, British National Space Centre; Professor Ian Halliday, Chief Executive, The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, and Professor Colin Pillinger CBE FRS, Head of Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute, The Open University
Thursday 25th November
EDUCATION AND SKILLS Subject: Admissions to Higher Education Witness: Professor Steven Schwartz, Vice-Chancellor, Brunel University, Chair of the Admissions to Higher Education Review
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Subject: Choice, Voice and Public Services Witnesses: Defend Council Housing, Newham Borough Council; Dr Tim Brown, Centre for Comparative Housing Research; De Montfort University; King's Fund Health Foundation; Professor Allyson Pollock, School of Public Policy, University College London and British Medical Association
TREASURY Subject: Bank of England November Inflation Report Witnesses: Professor Christopher Pissarides, London School of Economics, Professor David Miles, Morgan Stanley, Professor Andrew Scott, London Business School and Mrs Bridget Rosewell, Volterra Consulting
HEALTH Subject: The influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry Witnesses: Mr Paul Flynn MP, Mr Phil Woolas MP, Ms Melinda Letts, Mr Cliff Prior, Rethink Severe Mental Illness; Mr Jim Thomson, Depression Alliance, Mr Glynn McDonald, MS Society, Dr Helen Wallace, GeneWatch, and Mrs Jenny Hirst, Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust

Forthcoming Select Committee Meetings
29 November - 3 December 2004

Monday 29th November
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: Air Transport Services in Northern Ireland Witnesses: Cultra Residents' Association, Kinnegar Residents' Action Group	11.30 a.m. Public	Conference Room 1, Conference Suite, Belfast City Airport
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT*w Subject: Darfur, Sudan: Crisis, Response and Lessons Witness: Dr Suliman Baldo, Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group	2.30 p.m. Public	8
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: Air Transport Services in Northern Ireland Witness: General Consumer Council	3.30 p.m. Public	Aranmore Room, Fitzwilliam International Hotel, Belfast
EDUCATION AND SKILLS*w Subject: Every Child Matters Witnesses: Lord Laming of Tewin CBE; Mr Philip Collins, Director, Social Market Foundation (at approximately 4.45 p.m.)	3.45 p.m. Public	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
PUBLIC ACCOUNTSw Subject: Ministry of Defence: The Rapid Procurement of Capability to Support Operations Witnesses: Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB, Permanent Under Secretary of State, and General Robert Fulton, Deputy Chief Defence Staff (Equipment Capabilities), Ministry of Defence	4.30 p.m. Public	15
Tuesday 30th November
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: HOUSING, PLANNING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REGIONSw Subject: Ministry of Defence: The Rapid Procurement of Capability to Support Operations Witnesses: Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB, Permanent Under Secretary of State, and General Robert Fulton, Deputy Chief Defence Staff (Equipment Capabilities), Ministry of Defence	9.15 a.m. Public	15
TRADE AND INDUSTRY Subject: Employment Regulation Witnesses: British Chambers of Commerce; Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (at approximately 9.45 a.m.); Engineering Employers' Federation (at approximately 10.15 a.m.); Federation of Small Businesses (at approximately 10.45 a.m.)	9.15 a.m. Public	16
WELSH AFFAIRS Subject: Police Service, Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour in Wales Witnesses: Malcolm King, Chairman, North Wlaes Police Authority; Carol Moore, Chair, North Wales Criminal Justice Board (at approximately 10.30 a.m.) and Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom, North Wales Police (at approximately 11.30 a.m.)	9.15 a.m. Public	Ruthin Castle, Ruthin
TREASURYw Subject: Bank of England November Inflation Report Witnesses: Mr Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, Ms Rachel Lomax, Deputy Governor, Mr Charles Bean, Mr Richard Lambert and Mr Steve Nickell	9.30 a.m. Public	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS Subject: Air Transport Services in Northern Ireland Witnesses: Londonderry Chamber of Commerce; Stop Eglinton Airport Evictions Group (at approximately 10.30 a.m.); City of Derry Airport / Derry City Council (at approximately 11.00 a.m.)	10.05 a.m. Public	The Boardroom, City of Derry Airport
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT Subject: Public Libraries Witnesses: The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, and the Society of Chief Librarians; the Audit Commission (at approximately 11.15 a.m.); the Advisory Council on Libraries (at approximately 12 noon)	10.30 a.m. Public	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
EUROPEAN SCRUTINY Subject: Health Care and Long-term Care Witnesses: Rt Hon John Hutton MP, Minister of State for Health, Department of Health and officials	2.30 p.m. Public	18
HOME AFFAIRSw Subject: Anti-Social Behaviour Witnesses: Birmingham Youth Offending Service, Salford City Council, Youth Works Scheme and Family Welfare Association	2.30 p.m. Public	8
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Subject: The European Union's trade agreements with African, Caribbean & Pacific states Witnesses: Officials from the Department for International Development and the Department of Trade and Industry; International NGOs and Civil Society Representatives (at approximately 3.15 p.m.)	2.30 p.m. Public	6
TRADE AND INDUSTRYw Subject: Crown Post Offices Witness: Post Office Limited	2.45 p.m. Public	The Grimmond Room, Portcullis House
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS SUB-COMMITTEE ON THE GOVERNMENT'S RURAL DELIVERY STRATEGY Subject: The Government's Rural Delivery Strategy Witnesses: Local Government Association; Campaign to Protect Rural England, Council for National Parks, and the Wildlife Trusts (at approximately 3.30 p.m.); Lord Whitty, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (at approximately 4.15 p.m.)	3.00 p.m. Public	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
FOREIGN AFFAIRS*w Subject: Western Balkans Witnesses: Denis MacShane MP, Minister of State, and Karen Pierce, Head of Eastern Adriatic Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office	3.00 p.m. Public	15
Wednesday 1st December
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Subjects: (i) Science Question Time (ii) The future of the National Institute for Medical Research Witnesses: (i) Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (ii) Sir Anthony Cleaver, Chairman, Professor Colin Blakemore, Chief Executive and professor John Savill, Council Member, Medical Research Council; Sir John Skehel, Director, Dr Robin Lovell-Badge, and Dr Steve Gamblin, National Institute for Medical Research (at approximately 11.a.m.)	9.15 a.m. Public 10.00 a.m. Public	8
EDUCATION AND SKILLS*w Subject: Secondary Education Witness: Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills	9.30 a.m. Public	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
DEFENCE*w Subject: Duty of Care Witnesses: Lynn Farr, Janet Mattin, June Sharples, and Claudia Beckley-Lines	10.00 a.m. Public	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
TRANSPORT Subject: Disabled People's Access to Transport: Follow Up Witnesses: Charlotte Atkins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and officials from the Department for Transport; Disability Rights Commission, Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee, and Mencap (at approximately 3.15 p.m.); Transport Operators and Service Providers including Merseytravel and ATOC (at approximately 4.00 p.m.)	2.45 p.m. Public	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
DEFENCE*w Subject: Duty of Care Witnesses: Diane and Geoff Gray, Doreen and Des James, and Yvonne and Jim Collinson	3.00 p.m. Public	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT Subject: International Leadership on Climate Change Witness: Global Commons Institute	3.20 p.m. Public	20
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Subject: Facing Justice: Tackling defendants' non-attendance at court Witnesses: Mr John Gieve CB, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, Sir Ron de Witt, Chief Executive, Unified Courts Agency, Department of Constitutional Affairs, Mr Ken Macdonald QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service, Ms Moira Wallace, Chief Executive, Office for Criminal Justice Reform, and Mr John Burbeck, Chief Constable, Association of Chief Police Officers	3.30 p.m. Public	16
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSw Subject: Waste Policy and Landfill Directive Witness: Elliot Morley MP, Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs	4.30 p.m. Public	The Wilson Room Portcullis House
Joint Committee
DRAFT MENTAL HEALTH BILL Witnesses: Dr Patrick Byrne, Head of Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, South London and the Maudsley NHS Trust; Young Minds, Children's Legal Centre, Children's National Bureau (at approximately 10.35 a.m.)	9.45 a.m. Public	The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 2nd December
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Subject: Ombudsman Issues Witnesses: Ann Abraham, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, and officials	9.45 a.m. Public	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
WORK AND PENSIONS Subject: Pension Credit Witnesses: Local Government Association, Lancashire County Council and Leicestershire County Council; Public and Commercial Services Union (at approximately 12 noon)	10.15 a.m. Public	County Hall, Preston
HEALTH*w Subject: The Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry Witnesses: Imperial College London, University College London, and The James Lind Library; Medical Research Council, Contact Clinical Research Association and Cancer Research UK (at approximately 11.45 a.m.)	10.30 a.m. Public	15

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